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I'm working on a "Truggy" bit for the contest and I need something that looks like the cooling head on a nitro engine. Anybody got any ideas on what I could use? I thought about cutting styrene and stocking it, but it would be hard to get it round.

I'm putting it on a monster chassis using Sinned's Mini-T conversion. I'll be using a Dodge Ram that's dremel'd out to sit low. I'm considering cutting the chassis to get it even lower.

For those of you that don't know what a truggy looks like here is an example.



Later,
Chrome...

pull a cheap lektric razor apart

chrome wrote:I thought about cutting styrene and stocking it, but it would be hard to get it round.

Start with a solid round styrene cylinder, cut the notches out with a razor saw and paint it silver. You could also start with a wood dowel, then primer it and paint it.

hue35 wrote:

chrome wrote:I thought about cutting styrene and stocking it, but it would be hard to get it round.

Start with a solid round styrene cylinder, cut the notches out with a razor saw and paint it silver. You could also start with a wood dowel, then primer it and paint it.

I like the styrene cylinder idea, didn't know it came in solid versions. I'll have to swing by the local hobby shop this weekend. I'm not sure I could get fine enough cuts on the wood dowel though.

Later,
Chrome...

how about a stack of washers of alternating sizes, like big small big small etc.

Would have to be some damn small washers. Maybe the ones for the monsters. But, would I be able to find two of alternating sizes that small? I'm not sure that I could. I'm thinking the solid styrene rod is probably my best bet at the moment.

Later,
Chrome...

chrome wrote:Would have to be some damn small washers. Maybe the ones for the monsters. But, would I be able to find two of alternating sizes that small? I'm not sure that I could. I'm thinking the solid styrene rod is probably my best bet at the moment.

Later,
Chrome...

I have a scrap box of old model kits that I bash from. Spru from model parts is solid and would work and you would not have to buy it.

I'd go the easy route and get one of those Muscle Machines choppers and rip the engine out of it. Air-cooled motorcycle engine looks about right, doesn't it?

Chuck some 1/8 or 3/16 brass rod/wood dowel into the lathe/drill/dremel and cut some rings around it using a cutting tool (lathe tool, hacksaw blade, etc). file or sandpaper into round while its spinning.

You could use an x-acto and do it the old fashioned way..

SuperFly wrote:I'd go the easy route and get one of those Muscle Machines choppers and rip the engine out of it. Air-cooled motorcycle engine looks about right, doesn't it?

Damn good idea superfly. I believe I've found the answer. The lathe was the first idea I had Code, but unfortunately my Dad sold his lathe and I don't have one.

Later,
Chrome...

Hmmm, clay could work- Sculpy clay would be good, as it gets extremely hard after it is baked. Then a few sprays, and done. You can get alot of detail in as long as you dont squish it before you bake it .

bean

I don't know if you have any or not, but, some lego models (18 wheeler trucks for example) came with "chrome" smoke stacks. You could use a piece of that, it would look perfect.

Just thought of a good piece to use.. Rip the tuning coil off a old reciever board .

beano

beanoman wrote:Just thought of a good piece to use.. Rip the tuning coil off a old reciever board .

beano

Now I think thats pretty cool of a idea!!


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